Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Brazos

4B9BKDJ23JH054122 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 14
First seenSep 6, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9BKDJ23JH054122
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
4B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BKDJ2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
054122

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
BRAZOS

Prefix basis · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BRAZOS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Brazos

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 6, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026TXI · Full4TSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
Jun 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSTSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
May 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSTSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
Mar 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSTSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
Mar 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0TSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
Jun 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around2TSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
Jan 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around3TSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
Nov 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
Sep 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSTSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
Aug 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around1TSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861PT243434/AR
Jul 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSTSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC 2594861119C810/TX
Feb 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around2RG RECYCLING LLC 3620671119C810/TX
Feb 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSRG RECYCLING LLC 3620671119C810/TX
Sep 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around14OOSRG RECYCLING LLC 3620671119C810/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TSIMCO LOGISTICS LLC2594861Jul 29, 2024Jun 16, 202611AR
RG RECYCLING LLC3620671Sep 6, 2023Feb 23, 20243TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PT243434AR2TSIMCO LOGISTICS LLCAug 20, 2024Jun 16, 202610
119C810TXTSIMCO LOGISTICS LLCJul 29, 2024Jul 29, 20241
119C810TXRG RECYCLING LLCSep 6, 2023Feb 23, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026